Rey Maualuga, Former Eureka High School Football Player, Has been Released From the Cincinnati Bengals Today

Rey Maualuga playing for the Bengals in 2011. [Photo by Jeffrey Beall via Wikimedia Commons]

Former Eureka High School football star, Rey Maualuga, who began playing for the Cincinnati Bengals in 2009 was released by the team today.

ESPN reports,

Maualuga, 30, was entering the last season of his contract and was due $3.6 million in salary and bonuses.

“Rey has been a tough and productive player for us, and a fine teammate, and this is a difficult decision,” Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said in a statement. “It’s one of several we have made to transition to a younger group at linebacker as we continue to shape our 2017 roster.”

Considering many players like Rey play up or more than a dozen years, I would say it’s safe to say he’s got a few left. Don’t the 49ers need some good seasoned players? Considering they lost basically anyone worth a shit when the ran Harbough out…..

Consider guys like Ray Lewis and James Harrison, other guys built like Rey and play like him, I would say he’s only about half way done with his career. Having played with Rey and knowing him fairly well back then I would say this will push him one of two ways, retirement or the one I believe, light a fire under his ass and he will show the Bengals how bad of a choice they made!